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单词 intrenchant
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intrenchantadj.1

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: in- prefix4, trenchant adj.
Etymology: < in- prefix4 + trenchant adj.
Obsolete.
1. Unable to be cut.Chiefly with allusion to Shakespeare's use in quot. a1616.
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the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > cutting > [adjective] > able to cut > able to be cut > that cannot be cut
intrenchanta1616
a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) v. x. 9 Thou loosest labour, As easie may'st thou the intrenchant Ayre With thy keene Sword impresse, as make me bleed. View more context for this quotation
1797 F. G. Waldron Virgin Queen i. iv. 23 Pow'r she will have to cleave th' intrenchant air.
1831 C. Whitehead Solitary iii. xxvii. 76 That gentle spirit..Who with intrenchant shield and temper'd sword,..Had with fresh strength a nobler verse restor'd.
1888 Morning Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) 16 Sept. 6/5 'Tis clear as the pure, intrenchant air.
2. Not trenchant or cutting. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
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1889 Cent. Dict. Intrenchant, not trenchant or cutting.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

intrenchantadj.2

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: in- prefix3, trenchant adj.
Etymology: < in- prefix3 + trenchant adj. Compare earlier entrench v. N.E.D. (1900) gives the pronunciation as (intre·nʃănt) /ɪnˈtrɛnʃənt/.
Obsolete. rare.
Cutting; penetrating.
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > making holes or becoming holed > [adjective] > piercing
bearingOE
stickinga1250
thirlingc1380
piercinga1400
lancentc1400
prunyeand1533
broaching1566
empiercing1604
pouncing1798
cleaving1819
intrenchant1833
probing1868
1833 New Monthly Mag. Jan. 37 What fearful gashes, what deep intrenchant scars, succeeded to this!
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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